Protecting Your Eyes and Ears in the Summer
It's important to protect your eyes and ears while you're out in the sun.
Fireworks Safety Tips
Fireworks Safety Tips: How to Avoid Injuries
As the weather heats up and families migrate outdoors, winter toys are traded in for sunscreen and sand pails. The summer months promise warm days and one of the most anticipated nights: the Fourth of July. While fireworks are a summertime favorite, if not used safely, this fun activity may result in severe injuries. Dr. Jonathan Thomas, Family Physician on the medical staff at Centennial Medical Center in Frisco, Texas, answers several questions about fireworks safety.
How to Avoid the ‘Summer Slide’ with Your Child
Keep Your Kids Motivated to Learn and Avoid the Summer Slide
The undisputed research on “summer slide,” the concept of students forgetting what they have learned or students slipping out of practice during the summer months, has been available for years, but practical advice for parents on how to combat it has been slow in coming. So here’s what parents should know and what they can do.
How to Choose the Right Type of Summer Camp for Your Child
Finding the Right Camp for Your Child
You are considering a summer camp, but how to choose? There’s a camp that is ideally suited for every child, providing a summer of growth and fun whether your child attends a day or overnight camp, a specialized or traditional camp. With a little help from the camp professionals at the American Camp Association, here’s some sound advice that helps parents sort through the choices and benefits that camp delivers.
How to Decide When Your Child is Ready for Overnight Camp
Children are ready for new experiences at different stages. Parents know their children best and these questions can help gauge whether this is the summer your child will start camp.
5 Tips to Make Summer Fun for Kids with Autism
How to Make Summer Fun for Kids with Autism
Summer is near, which means school is almost out! If you have a child affected by Autism, the summer months may mark a time of increased stress on your child, as well as on yourself. Here are 5 tips to help this summer be easy, breezy and relaxing for you and your child.
Summer Storytime at Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Storytime begins June 7 at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art invites families with young children to participate in this summer’s free Storytime series, held every Wednesday, June 7 through July 26, from 10:30 a.m.–noon. Storytime presents children’s books and connects them with artworks.
The theme for 2017 is Summer Vacation: